New York fire, building collapse injure 12; gas blast blamed

OPEC daily basket price drops

Woman has five-inch bamboo stick lodged in her face - PHOTO

Woman gives birth to 10 stillborn babies in one night

Why you shouldn't poke bull with big stick - PHOTO

Who said all students are poor? - PHOTO

Waffles the cat tries to jump on to snowy roof - PHOTO

Violence in Iranian jail - VIDEO

UN launches record Syria aid appeal

Bombed-out Aleppo soapmaker revives age-old tradition in Paris

Ukraine opposition demands Russia agreement details

Ukraine leader 'seeks loans' in Russia, amid pro-EU rallies

Twentieth Century Fox theme park announced

Newly appointed UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan meets country’s President

This protester has been charged with sexual assault

Palestinian children pretending to stab Jews exposes 'festival of hate' funded

The year wildlife crime became an international security issue - PHOTO

The best places in the world to see the Northern Lights - PHOTO

Teacher disciplined for 'Santa is white' remark

Student accused of Harvard bomb hoax

Spectacular bamboo village sets new heights for barefoot luxury - PHOTO

Snowden stole 'keys to the kingdom': NSA official

Sad and puzzling story of Abbas Khan

Qatar breaks record for world's largest flag

Makers of First Kiss film that showed strangers - PHOTO+VIDEO

Prostitutes seek 'football pension'

Old bone dates human hand evolution

North Korea marks Kim Jong-il death

Norway's first electric plane crash-lands on lake

Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition says lifting immunity will bring more violence

Nasa's 6ft 'superhero' robot weighs almost 20 stone - PHOTO

Miley Cyrus fan covers his body with 22 tattoos of the singer - PHOTO

Court puts on hold sisters' execution - PHOTO

Mesmerising photos show Gulf's 210 million gallon oil spill in 2010 - PHOTO

Mandela is laid to rest in his childhood home - PHOTO

Man has severed hand successfully reattached after... - PHOTO